ACTION ALERT
Tell Senators to extend unemployment benefits and other assistance

Yet, once again, a minority of Senators blocked help for millions of struggling families. Hold your Senators accountable for their actions by making a phone call today.
Providing unemployment benefits and other assistance to families and helping states and localities protect jobs and services aren't just compassionate. They are the best ways to help a fragile economy.
While your Senators are home, they need to hear from you. We can't let another week go by without giving families the support they need.
Tell your Senators that we need legislation that extends unemployment insurance benefits and emergency assistance for families in crisis. And it needs to include additional Medicaid funding for states, or else we'll face further cuts to health care, education, emergency assistance and other vital services for children and families. That's right, inaction means more pink slips.

Call in Script:

My name is ___.
My address is (please provide your full address).
I am your constituent and I am highly concerned about the Senate's failure to pass legislation to help struggling families and our state.
I hope that as soon as you go back to Washington, you will get back to work on legislation to help jobless workers and our economy. The legislation should extend unemployment insurance benefits and additional Medicaid funding to protect health care coverage for women and avert layoffs and deeper cuts to critical services. And it should extend the TANF emergency fund, which states are using to create jobs and help families in crisis.
I'm counting on you. Thank you.

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